Public Law & Legislation (University of Ottawa CML 1104)

Craig Forcese (University of Ottawa Faculty of Law)

Introduction to legislation and public law, focusing on the structure of the Canadian legal system, including: sources of law, the federal legislative process and statutory interpretation; the legal system's constitutional basis; the organization of courts and tribunals in Canada and appeal processes; and the role of the courts in overseeing legislative and administrative action.

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20.1 Practice 20 (Public Law) Description 20.1 Practice 20 (Public Law) Description

In this session, we move on to discussing judicial independence. Listen to Podcast 22 Judicial Independence. You will want to consult this chart. Read Forcese, Dodek et al, pp. 386-424 (although you may skip the Provincial Court Judges Association case on p.418 and may simply skim for context Tobiass at p.419).

Remember, by this session, you must file with me via email a (maximum) one page report in writing on your Access to Information request addressing: 1. What you requested from whom; 2. What happened (e.g., the information came, there were delays, you were contacted about the request, etc.); 3. Your observations on whether you regard the request as “successful” and “lessons learned” on how you might approach an information request in the future.